| Maryland |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.1 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
-- |
-- |
|
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) |
2,610.8 |
2,547.3 |
2,543.2 |
2,545.7 |
0.1 |
-2.5 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
129.1 |
123.8 |
124.0 |
123.8 |
-0.2 |
-4.1 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
17.81 |
18.27 |
17.86 |
18.23 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
| Economic
Activity |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
1,145 |
701 |
730 |
695 |
-- |
-39.3 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1998
30,317
|
2005
41,781
|
2006
43,889
|
2007
46,471
|
2008
48,091
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2003-05
61,976 |
2004-06
64,142 |
2005-07
65,124 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2004
228,223
|
2005
241,461
|
2006
252,997
|
2007
264,426 |
2008
273,333
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2004
5,756,814
|
2005
7,138,361
|
2006
7,600,472
|
2007
8,948,637
|
2008
11,378,740
|
27.2 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
Fiscal
07 |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
57,646 |
64,726 |
66,720 |
75,498 |
70,617 |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
10,464 |
11,645 |
11,972 |
13,477 |
12,569 |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
38,602 |
40,681 |
49,178 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
7,007 |
7,319 |
8,824 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
1.32 |
1.41 |
1.30 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1998 |
2007 |
2008 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
4,217 |
5,130 |
5,619 |
5,634 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2003-05
9.4 |
2004-06
9.3 |
2005-07
9.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 83.8 |
31.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
Age
Distributions (total, 2007) |
1,360,531 |
533,023 |
3,071,605 |
650,568 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2007) |
24.23 |
9.49 |
54.70 |
11.58 |
-- |
-- |
NA=Not yet available.
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